Incident Summary:

08/17/2016: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Ibrahim, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, in Yosuf Khel district, Paktika, Afghanistan. Ibrahim was unharmed, but two assailants were killed and one assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201608170037

When:
2016-08-17

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Paktika

City:
Yosuf Khel district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity National Directorate of Security (NDS)
Specific Description Manager: Mohammad Ibrahim
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 2
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 1
Sources
"Paktika intelligence officer survives gun attack," Pajhwok Afghan News English, August 17, 2016.